by Shawn Robare | Jan 20, 2025 | Read
Finding myself with a day off from work, it’s a winter wonderland outside, and I’m watching my two nutty kids, so it seems like a good day to chill out and do some nostalgic upkeep on some of my collections. One of my prized collections are the complete...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 16, 2025 | Read
I can’t remember exactly where I first heard this concept, but there is idea of a “lifecycle” to collecting that I find intriguing. The first part of the notion is that for any collector there is a set time-frame that surrounds their formative years...
by Shawn Robare | Dec 11, 2024 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This is a classic piece I wrote back in 2011 for my defunct site Branded in the 80s that I felt like sharing again. The post was supposed to consider and defend why I choose to more or less stick to covering 80s era stuff when I was writing for Branded. Sure, 80s was...
by Shawn Robare | Nov 26, 2024 | Read
When I look back at my life to when pivotal changes occurred, moments that changed the trajectory I would go on in my hobbies and obsessions, not many are more important than the mundane act of picking up a Transformers: The Movie Diamond sticker collector’s...
by Shawn Robare | Nov 19, 2024 | Read
**Before you read – Trigger Warning** This piece talks about suicide. If you or someone you care about is dwelling on dark or suicidal thoughts or contemplating suicide, please reach out. Call the suicide prevention hotline at 988, or reach out to a friend,...
by Shawn Robare | Nov 15, 2024 | Read
Lately, in an attempt to reclaim some “me-time” amidst the hurricane that is raising two young children who monopolize most of my free time, I’ve been staying up late into the evening watching YouTube and thinking about writing. This is becoming, sort of, a ritual...
